Birth date passed down in family genealogy. The 1850 US Federal census states he was 1 year old, which matches the date I had.
Death date passed down in family genealogy. This lines up with 01JAN1894 date of the 'Westbrook Guardianship' paperwork filed in Cherokee County, Georgia for his four youngest children.
Burial Information for his wife: There is an obituary from the Cherokee Advance for Feb. 12, 1892 for Mrs. J.M. Westbrook which says she was "buried in the Daniel graveyard near Fort Buffington". This is the family cemetery where the parents of James Madison Westbrook are buried. No head stone for her is located in the cemetery, so suspect both James Madison Westbrook and his wife Georgia Ann McCraw are in unmarked graves.
Death date passed down in family genealogy. This lines up with 01JAN1894 date of the 'Westbrook Guardianship' paperwork filed in Cherokee County, Georgia for his four youngest children.
Burial Information for his wife: There is an obituary from the Cherokee Advance for Feb. 12, 1892 for Mrs. J.M. Westbrook which says she was "buried in the Daniel graveyard near Fort Buffington". This is the family cemetery where the parents of James Madison Westbrook are buried. No head stone for her is located in the cemetery, so suspect both James Madison Westbrook and his wife Georgia Ann McCraw are in unmarked graves.
Birth date passed down in family genealogy. The 1850 US Federal census states he was 1 year old, which matches the date I had.
Death date passed down in family genealogy. This lines up with 01JAN1894 date of the 'Westbrook Guardianship' paperwork filed in Cherokee County, Georgia for his four youngest children.
Burial Information for his wife: There is an obituary from the Cherokee Advance for Feb. 12, 1892 for Mrs. J.M. Westbrook which says she was "buried in the Daniel graveyard near Fort Buffington". This is the family cemetery where the parents of James Madison Westbrook are buried. No head stone for her is located in the cemetery, so suspect both James Madison Westbrook and his wife Georgia Ann McCraw are in unmarked graves.
Death date passed down in family genealogy. This lines up with 01JAN1894 date of the 'Westbrook Guardianship' paperwork filed in Cherokee County, Georgia for his four youngest children.
Burial Information for his wife: There is an obituary from the Cherokee Advance for Feb. 12, 1892 for Mrs. J.M. Westbrook which says she was "buried in the Daniel graveyard near Fort Buffington". This is the family cemetery where the parents of James Madison Westbrook are buried. No head stone for her is located in the cemetery, so suspect both James Madison Westbrook and his wife Georgia Ann McCraw are in unmarked graves.
Gravesite Details
No headstone. Unmarked grave.
Family Members
Siblings
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
